Gas-producing apparatus



April 2,' 1929 L. aREGEAu-r' 1,707,249

GAS PRODUCING APPARATUS FiledJanA. 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 NYENTR April 2,192.9. L. BRGEAUT 1,107,249

Y GAS PRGDUCING AFPARATUS 1 Filed Jan. 4. 192'? 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Apr. 2, 19.29.Y

UNITED STA Lucien BRGEAUT, or PARIS, FRANCE.

ens-Paonuorne APPARATUS.

Application filed January Il, 1927, Serial No. 158,977, and in France January 14, 192:3.`

The present invention relates to an im proved apparatus for the production ot gas from volatile liquids such as petrol, and is cl ietly characterized in that it comprises a plurality of evaporating conduits which contain wiclrs innnersed in the liquid to be gasitied and which are connected with two conduits whereot one is supplied with air preferably under pressure by a suitable blower or air compressing device and the other serves a main collecting gas conduit.

`Further characteristics will be specilied in the ifellowing?,l description with reference to the appended drawings which show only by way oit example, a constructional form ot producer in accordance with the invention.

lilig. l is a plan view oi' the apparatus, and

Figs. 2 and 3 are the correspondingl end views.

liig. t is a view on a larger scale showing a section on the line 11i- A oit F l.

ln this construction, the apparatus comprises the copper tubes l which are disposed above a fuel recipient 2 and contain the wicks 3 immersed in the liquid in the said recipient. rllhe end ot each wick which is immersed in the liquid is surrounded by an impermeable sheath 4l which is connected with the correspendingtube l and entends to a point closely adjacent the bottom ot the recipient. Thetubes l are lined with a laycr'ot a `.fipecial blotting' paper 5 which urthers the evaporation ot the liquid which impregnates the lwicls 3 by capillarity.

rlhe tubes are connected on one side with the air conveyimgl conduit 6 into which air is iniuilllated by an electrically driven blower 7, and on the other side with a conduit il serving1 as a chamber for the gas which is circulated thence into the workingl devices by means or a distributer 9.

ily the use oit my said gas producer, the proportion of the vapour ot petrol or other iuel is the exact equivalentof the quantity ot (njas en'iployed, that is to say said proportion is automatically kept constant and the vapour is proportioned without the use of `nicclianical means, thus (altering a marked advantage, since the proper regulation is always maintained and the construction of the apparatus is much simplified.

tube or pipe l() provided with a cock ll connects the conduit 6 with the conduit 8, and allows ot regulating` the quality of the gas produced, according to the diii'erent densities oi petrol in use, or to the room temperature. Thefairtube l() is preferably placed in the position shown in the drawings, and forwardly of the iirst tube of the set oi' carbureting tubes l. By more or less opening the cock l1 of this tube, or even by completely closingl it, I obtain a gas which is more or less rich, due tothe mixture oi' a greater or less amount ci pure air with the 'arbureted air inthe conduit 8.

To obviate all cooling,- eiect occasioned` by the evaporation ot the petrol, which cooling effect would be prejudicial to the carbura# tion, the tubes l are made ot copper or other goed heat-conducting material, so that the cooling will be counteracti-d by the surrounding air which maintains thetubes substantially at the room temperature.

It will be noted that by reason et impermeable sheath l which surrounds the wicks l to within a short distance irom the bottom of the recipient- 2, the wicks 3 are supplied solely by the lower layer of the liquid in the recipient, whereby the tuel proportion will be quite constant from the iirst to the last part of the liquid fuel employed.

Obviously,` the present invention is not limited to the constructional forms herein represented which are `given solely by way oi" example and are susceptible of various modifications without departing,1 from the spirit of the invention.

. Having now described my invention, what I claim new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is A l. (las producer utilizing a volatile iiuel, said producer eonnirisinp; a. reservoir ior said tuel, a number of separate evaporatiup` conduits above said reservoir, tubes connectiiln' separately cach olf said evaporating;

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conduits tosaid reservoir, wicks within said tubes and said evaporating conduits, a layer of absorptive material lining the inside wall oi said evaporating conduits, means for producing' air under pressure, an air conveying, conduit connecting said means to said evaporating conduits, means i'or delivering the produced to the points of utilization and a collecting conduit connecting said evaporating conduits to said delivering means.

`2. Gas producer utilizing a volatile fuel, said producer comprising a reservoir for said fuel, a number of separate evaporating` conduits above said reservoir and connected separately thereto, means for causing said Y lineens and .meaiiszfor delivering. said ,gas Sto fthe ,points of .utilization of` saine;

Gas producer utilizing a volatile zfuel, said producer.comprising .a .reservoir for sai d '.fuel, .a lnumber ,of separate eyaporatiiig vconduits vabove said reservoir, tubes connecting .separately .eaelrofisaid evaporating .conduits to said reservoir, wicks .Within said tubes and .said eyaporating conduits, a layer vof Aabsorptive material lining' vvtlie :inside Wall of. said-evaporating conduit-s, means.

for `.producing air Vunder pressure, .an air conveying conduitlconnecting .said .means to said enaporating conduits, means'for delivering tliegas producedrto the points of utilization, a .gas/.collecting V.conduit connectingxsaid V.evta'porating .conduitsto said f delivering means, .a separate pipeconnecting .directly said airconveyino' .conduitvto .said .gas collecting conduit, a vcock controllingtlie airlciiculation tlirougli said pipe.

.4'. Gas producer .utilizing a volatile fuel, .said producer comprising' a vreservoir .for said fuel, a. number of separate eyaporating conduits above said reservoir, tubes connectingseparately each .ofsaid .evaporating conduits to7 said reservoir and extending close to tliefbottoinof the same, Wicks Within said .tubes .and .said evaporating conduits, means for l.producing air under pressure, I an air conveying conduit connecting said means to said evaporating conduits, means for delivering the gas produced to the points of utilization and a gas collecting conduit connecting said evaporating conduits to said deli-vering means.

5. Gas producer utilizing a volatile fuel,

conduit adapted to be longitudinally passed itliiqugli byfndlow of air, a fuel reservoir, a

Wick extending along said conduit and lilling substantiallytlie cross section of said conduit, one end of said Wick being iinmersed in the fuel contained in said reservoir, .and means for collecting the gas produced in said conduit.

l(l. vGras producer utilizinga volatile fuel, comprising ,in combination: an italici-ating conduit adapted vto .be longitudinally paie-'cd vthrough by a flow of air, a fuel ,reseiwoiiy two wicks lhaving their ends in .said conduit respectively turned toward tlie conduit inlet and outlet, .said Wicks lilling substantially .the .cross-.section kof said yconduit, tlie otlicr Yends of said Wicks being immersed in the fuel contained in said reservoir, and means 'for `collecting tlie gas produced in said pipe.

v7. Gas ,producer utilizing a. volatile fuel, vcomprising lin combination: an air collector, 4a-.nuinberof identical evaporating conduits opening at equally spaced points of and into said air collector, a fuel reservoir, wicks .extending yalong' said evaporating conduits respectively and .filling substantially the Whole..cross-section thereof, one end .of said Wicks being immersed in the fuel contained in saidreservoir, ages collector, the oppo- SiteeIIds of .said .evaporating conduits openingvatequally spaced points of and into said gas collector, .aconipressed air inlet opening into .said air collector adjacent one determined conduit, and a .discharge pipe openngiiitosaid gas collector adjacent said determined conduit.

In testimony whereof l have signed my naine to this specification.

LUC/IEN ,BltliXllCAill`- (ill 

